GRE Word List

PENDULOUS

poised without visible support

The meaning of the word pendulous is poised without visible support.

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WordMeaning
dowseto plunge into water
intuitionthe power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference
embargoan order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports
glaringhaving a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger
adeptthoroughly proficient : expert
chauvinistan attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex
venialof a kind that can be remitted : forgivable
sobernot intoxicated
egothe self especially as contrasted with another self or the world
rejoinderthe defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication